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60 Seconds With the Band Perry
What inspired 'Pioneer'? What's in store for their future? Talk about touring with Rascal Flatts ... These are all professional questions to ask a band like the Band Perry, a family trio that just found out their new album is atop the country album charts, with almost 130,000 copies sold it its debut week. Fans want the scoop though, and Neil, Kimberly and Reid were kind enough to dish it in an interview feature we call 60 Seconds With the Band Perry.
Janelle Arthur Performs ‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ on ‘American Idol’
Country girl Janelle Arthur sang the classic tune 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again' on 'American Idol' on Wednesday night (April 10), turning in a somewhat spotty performance that earned a very mixed reaction from the judges.
Kelly Clarkson and Scotty McCreery to Return to ‘American Idol’ This Week
Season 1 and Season 10 'American Idol' winners Kelly Clarkson and Scotty McCreery will perform on the stage where it all started once again. Thursday (April 11) is the results episode for the Top 6 of Season 12, and two of the show's biggest and most successful winners will teach the last half-dozen hopefuls how it's done.
Luke Bryan, ‘Crash My Party’ – Song Review
Luke Bryan's new song 'Crash My Party' would fit well on his last album 'Tailgates and Tanlines.' The ballad is a continuation of themes introduced with 'I Don't Want This Night to End' and 'Drunk on You,' two No. 1 hits for the ACM Entertainer of the Year. At first listen, it's difficult to become excited about a song that's so familiar.
Kevin McGuire Goes to ACMs, Family Credits Taylor Swift for His Health
Sometimes the best things in life take the longest, and in the case of Kevin McGuire, it took one full year of waiting. After missing out on being Taylor Swift's date to last year's ACM Awards, the 19-year-old -- who has survived a difficult battle with leukemia -- suited up and went to the 2013 ACMs with the star.
Marshall Philharmonic Performing with Kansas City Symphony at Free Concert
April 9, 2013 The Marshall Philharmonic has been around for 50 years. They're celebrating this with a collaboration with the Kansas City Symphony on Wednesday, April 10 at the Harold L. Lickey Auditorium of the Bueker Middle School, starting at 7:00 p.m. The KC Symphony rarely travels, so this is a big deal that they're coming to Marshall. And it's a big deal that the Marshall Philharmonic has gone 50 years now, making excellent music year after year.
Hunter Hayes, ‘I Want Crazy’ – Song Review
In his new song 'I Want Crazy.' Hunter Hayes doesn't soar like Ronnie Dunn or croon like Chris Young. His vocal performance is an exercise in diction -- and memory. Simply put, he packs a ton of words into a tight space without straining or slurring one idea into another. It's not easy.
Kelly Clarkson Recording a Christmas Album That Will Feature Ronnie Dunn
Although the weather outside is beginning to look a lot like springtime, Kelly Clarkson is already thinking about Christmas, and she's enlisting the help of country star Ronnie Dunn to bring a little holiday cheer to an upcoming Christmas album.
Alabama Named Best Country Band of All Time
The last hour of voting during the finals of March Bandness was frenzied, to say the least. Thousands of fans of Alabama and the Charlie Daniels Band cast a ballot in the waning minutes. The boys from Fort Payne, Ala. were trailing until the end, when they surged ahead and took the title of Best Country Band of All Time.